The Semantic Puzzle

Linked Open Data: The Essentials – A quick start guide for decision makers

Together with REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership) the Semantic Web CompanyThe Semantic Web Company (SWC), based in Vienna, provides companies, institutions and organizations with professional services related to the Semantic Web, semantic technologies and Social Software (SWCThe Semantic Web Company (SWC), based in Vienna, provides companies, institutions and organizations with professional services related to the Semantic Web, semantic technologies and Social Software) has composed a fundamental publication on the topic of Linked Open Data.

Linked Open DataLinked Open Data (LOD) stands for freely available data on the World Wide Web, which can be identified via Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and can be accessed and retrieved directly via HTTP. Finally link your data to other data to provide context.: The Essentials provides answers to the following key questions:

What do the terms Open Data, Open Government Data and Linked Open Data actually mean, and what are the differences between them?

What do I need to take into account in developing a LODLinked Open Data (LOD) stands for freely available data on the World Wide Web, which can be identified via Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and can be accessed and retrieved directly via HTTP. Finally link your data to other data to provide context. strategy?

What does my organisation need to do technically in order to open up and publish its datasets?